International Media Distribution Announces Mediaset Italia Now Available with Verizon FiOS TV
New York, NY (PRWEB) September 24, 2014 -- International Media Distribution announced the launch of Mediaset Italia, the 24-hour Italian channel on Verizon FiOS TV, bringing customers Italian-language news, dramas, comedies and thriller series as well as variety and games shows, entertainment events, seasonal sports coverage and Italian films. The channel is available to FiOS TV customers in 12 states and the District of Columbia on Channel 1791.
Mediaset Italia is a 24-hour Italian-language channel offering the best programming from Italy's top channels: Canale 5, Italia 1 and Retequattro. The programming schedule is strategically created to offer all of the key primetime programs from all three channels, in addition to the best general Italian language entertainment programming available. Mediaset Italia also offers daily news, sports and movies to appeal to over 16 million Italians living in the United States. Mediaset Italia can be found on Facebook as well as on Twitter.
“We could not be more excited to partner with Verizon to offer our channel to millions of new households” said Giorgio Giovetti, Head of International Sales, Mediaset. “Italian Americans from Long Island to Los Angeles are cheering.”
“Mediaset Italia is the perfect addition to our international content offerings on FiOS,” said Terry Denson, Verizon’s vice president for content acquisition and strategy. “Number one meets number one. Italian Americans in our markets can now have the best of both TV worlds.”
Customers can subscribe to Mediaset Italia for the monthly price of $16.99 for a two channel Italian package including Rai Italia. For customer convenience, both Italian channels are next to each other in the new channel line-up, with Rai Italia now available on Channel 1790.
To give customers a taste of Mediaset Italia risk-free, Verizon FiOS TV is offering a limited time free preview of the channel to all customers with a digital box from October 20-27.
To subscribe, customers can call Verizon FiOS TV at 1.800.VERIZON (1.800.837.4966) or visit http://www.verizon.com/home/fiosTV/#premiumchannels
About Mediaset Italia
Mediaset Italia is a new linear channel from Italy’s leading media group, Mediaset. Mediaset’s core business is media and entertainment, boasting 19 TV channels, ranging from free to pay TV, pay-per-view and online content as well as production subsidiaries operating in television and cinema. Mediaset Italia’s programming airs a few hours/days after its original broadcasts on mainstream national TV channels in Italy (Canale 5, Italia 1 and Retequattro). The channel is targeted to the 60 million Italians living around the world and to the people who love Italy, its culture and its beauty. The programming schedule offers all the key primetime Mediaset programs and all the best of its general entertainment, soccer, fiction, fun, news, and soft news coming from the three mainstream TV channels.
About Verizon Communications
Verizon Communications Inc., headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to consumer, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America’s most reliable wireless network, with 104.6 million retail connections nationwide. Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America’s most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers integrated business solutions to customers in more than 150 countries. A Dow 30 company with more than $120 billion in 2013 revenues, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of 177,800. For more information, visit http://www.verizon.com.
Media Contacts:
David Kaufer, Kaufer DMC on behalf of Mediaset Italia
David(at)kauferdmc(dot)com
Bob Elek, Verizon Communications
bob.elek(at)verizon(dot)com
David Kaufer, International Media Distribution, http://www.imediadistribution.com, +1 (503) 384-8759, [email protected]
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